## Manual Observations

Records of manually performed observations: visual — 2, 3 bearings; radar — 2, 3 radar ranges, radar bearing and radar range.

| Menu path |
|-----------|
| {{ menu }} → {{ menu_logbook }} |

### Interface

![Manual observations interface](images/image414.png)

### Records and display

The table contains records of all manual observations performed in ECDIS for the selected time period, indicating the observation type, estimated and observed coordinates, residual, and observation status.

Observations selected for the {doc}`specified period </sections/data-input-control-devices/date-selection/index>` are displayed on the map:

![Observations on map](images/image415.png)

### Viewing details

To view an observation:

1. Select a record in the table.
2. Double-click the record (double-tap on a touch screen).

![Observation details](images/image416.png)

The table contains: date, time, type of position line, value of the navigational parameter, landmark name, chart name from which the landmark was taken for plotting, and landmark coordinates.

```{note}
The landmark name taken from the ENC is extracted from the object attribute **OBJNAM**.
If ENC name display in the national language is enabled, the landmark name is extracted from the object attribute **NOBJNM**.
```
